Psalms Part VII

Psalms Part VII

     Finally we have the very last posting for the Book of Psalms!!! Enjoy!!!

1. Psalm 83:15-18

     15 so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.

     16 Cover their faces with shame, Lord, so that they will seek your name.

     17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace.

     18 Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord— that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.

Questions

     1. Pursue and terrify and bring to shame so that the enemy will seek the name of the Lord? Why? Is that how the Lord/God really wants people to seek Him out?

     2. Where is the truth of spiritual freedom if someone is seeking the Lord/God out of shame and terror?

     3. Is seeking the Lord/God out of shame and terror truly seeking out God/the Lord from personal choice, or is it more of an arm-twisting technique employed by the Great Divine to push man towards choosing what God/the Lord wants for man?

     4. If God/the Lord loves everyone and wants everyone to come to Him and His mighty love, why in the hell would someone make a prayer or song to God/the Lord where they ask the Lord that those against them perish in disgrace?

     5. If God/the Lord is so freaking good to begin with and so ever-present and so obvious then why don't people automatically gravitate to Him? Wouldn't the ultimate mighty-ness of the power and love of God/the Lord supersede any kind of negative thinking of man that would stand in the way of man seeking out the ultimate in truth and love?

     6. If God/the Lord is all-powerful how is it that ANYTHING could blind a man in any way and keep him from seeking out God? Why would man even need to seek out God/the Lord in the first place if God/the Lord is already everywhere and thus by nature everywhere where man is?

2. Psalm 85:7

     7 Show us your unfailing love, Lord, and grant us your salvation.

Questions

     1. Okay, I have a problem with this verse, right? Show us your unfailing love? Do you see the problem here? If God's love is unfailing and if God is the ultimate in power in the universe then the unfailing love of God/the Lord would be apparent to man, correct? 

     2. There would not be the need to show man anything in regards to the Lord/God if the power of God/the Lord is above all and everything, right? Would not all and everything include the mind and the thinking and the actions of mere men? If such is the case, it does not matter what is in the heart of man or the mind of man since man cannot be greater than God/the Lord, right? 

     3. If the power of God/the Lord and His love and authority are so great then NOTHING conceived of by man can block it or stop it or remove it or hide it...because if such happens then that means the power of God/the Lord is being blocked and He isn't so awfully powerful after all, right?

3. Psalm 85:12

     12 The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.

Questions

     1. If the Lord/God is everywhere at all times (ever-present, Omni-Present) and if what is 'good' is the inherent nature of the Lord/God, how can the Lord/God give what is good when what is good is already there? You can't give what is already present, right?

4. Psalm 86:11

     11 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

Questions
     1. Why would you want the people that follow you to fear you? Isn't that kind of like living in a Communist nation? Seriously. People following the Lord are constantly living in fear of every friggin' thing proceeding from God. WTF, right? 

     2. Don't true leaders lead/govern from compassion and love? 

     3. Do you think that fear is part of true leadership?

5. Psalm 86:17

     17 Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Questions
     1. First of all, why do you want to put your enemies to shame? Don't you want them to join you and become part of you? Would you want your enemies to shame you?

     2. Wouldn't you want to give your enemies guidance to what is good and right and just? Would you simply try to guide them and not shame them? 

     3. There is a difference in getting people to follow by shaming them and filling them with fear as opposed to allowing them to follow out of devotion and love. Shame and fear imply that brainwashing is being utilized. Does it make sense to get people to follow by shaming them?

6. Psalm 89:3-4

     3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,

     4 ‘I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’ ”

Questions
     1. Why is David a servant if he is a king? The Lord's servant? Does not a king serve his people and the king has his own servants?

     2. If David's line was so ever-loving firm why are there people who consistently question this supposedly firm line?

     3. Sooo, if the Lord/God is King...is He not then ALSO a servant to US? Wouldn't the Lord/God then be worshiping His own people?

7. Psalm 89:6-7

     6 For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?

     7 In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.

Questions
     1. What do these verses imply? Are there other beings in the sky? Sooo, do you mean WHO as in there ARE NO other heavenly beings?

     2. Who is like the Lord/God among the heavenly beings? Sooo, there ARE other heavenly beings? Aliens?

     3. Sooo, if there ARE NO OTHER heavenly beings WHY is there a council of the holy ones?

     4. WHO makes up the council of the holy ones and WHO put it together?

     5. If the Lord/God is the greatest ever WHY is there this council of the holy ones? WHY would the Lord/God need to be part of any kind of council?

8. Psalm 91:9-12

     9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling,

     10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

     11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;

     12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

Questions
     1. If the Lord/God is the greatest EVER and is everywhere why in the freaky-doo is He having to send angels to take care of ANYONE if He alone does EVERYTHING?

9. Psalm 95:10-11

     10 For forty years I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known my ways.’

     11 So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ 

Questions
     1. God/the Lord was angry for forty goddamn years STRAIGHT?

     2. When did the Lord/God stop being angry, and when did He get angry again?

     3. Has the Lord/God ever heard of anger management and Zoloft or Paxil?

10. Psalm 100:3

     3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Questions
     1. Why can't we be the people of the Lord's pasture and know that we are HERS? Or maybe God is androgynous? 

     2. Do you know what the sheep in a flock are for? Don't you know sheep are always used in some way? Whether it is for wool or for milk or for meat the sheep are always used, right? USED. Sooo, what does God/the Lord use the people of His flock of sheep for?

     3. Why does the Lord/God have to have so much fear in order to fellowship with His sheep? If the Lord's people function like sheep they have no thought, right?

11. Psalm 100:4

     4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

Questions
     1. Give Him thanks for fucking WHAT? War? Pestilence? Violence? Jacked-up laws?

     2. Why does a God who is everywhere need gates? Why does He need courts?

     3. If God is everywhere then people can worship Him anywhere, right? Is not everything supposed to be in, of, for and to God? Wouldn't everything be 'joined' in Him in that sense and then negate the need for courts or anything of the like?

12. Psalm 103:17

     17 But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—

Questions
     1. Sooo, would you want your children and their children to fear you so you can show them love and affection?

     2. If you have one everlasting why the fuck would you need another?

     3. Sooo, did the people of God who died during the Holocaust NOT fear God enough and so He let them be murdered? SOMEBODY fucked up on that one, didn't He?

13. Psalm 103:19

     19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

Questions
     1. If the Lord is everywhere why does He need a throne?

     2. If the Lord rules over all and over everything and everyone, why am I sitting here typing on how much He sucks as a ruler?

14. Psalm 103:20-21

     20 Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.

     21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.

Questions
     1. Thank GOD I am a fucking woman because all the angels are male, right? Just kidding. I have a hard time being serious with stupid shit.

     2. If God is all-present and all-powerful why in the hell does He need anyone or anything, whether or not it is angels or heavenly beings, to do His bidding?

15. Psalm 111:4-5

     4 He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate.

     5 He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.

Questions
     1. I do not fear God and yet I still eat. Sooo, how does this fearing God in order to eat work?

     2. The Lord is gracious and compassionate BUT you need to fear Him in order to eat?

     3. Which of His covenants has God decided to remember here?

16. Psalm 116:15

     15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.

Questions
     1. WTF? What are the servants of the Lord gaining when they die? Everlasting life? This totally sounds like something that the terrorists would cling to in order to justify their dastardly deeds, right?

     2. Sooo, if I am not a faithful servant of God I have a pretty good chance of living, right?

17. Psalm 141:5

     5 Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

Questions
     1. A righteous man would not strike another, would he?

18. Psalm 150:6

     6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

Questions
     1. Sooo, do the demons and the aliens and the Nephilim praise the Lord?


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Leviticus: Just a Few Questions

Rules, Rules and More Rules

For the book of Leviticus there will only be one posting of questions. I really don't have that much for this book in the way of questions, but I will do my best to present the few questions I do have in the most interesting manner possible.

As with all of the other postings of book by book Bible questions, please feel free to leave a comment, an answer, whatever you like. The questions are all part of why I do not believe in the supposed truth of the Bible or that God even exists. I want to know why you believe (IF you are a believer). If you do use a Bible verse as a reference please remember to note the passage location so that I may look it up.

1. Leviticus 1:11, 13

11 Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.

13 But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Questions

     1) Here we go again with the obvious questions, right? If God is everywhere, all the time then you don't have to worry about being in the Lord's presence since the Lord is supposed to be everywhere, correct? 

     2) So the Lord wants the animal killed in His presence? Why? Is He just a sicko who likes to watch death?

     3) What in the world made God come up with the ludicrous idea that killing something that has nothing to do with sin, much less something that does not even possess the powers of reason with which to sin, somehow compensates for the accumulated sin?

2. Leviticus 2:9, 13

9 And the priest shall take from the grain offering its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

13 You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.

Questions

     1) What part of this smells good to God? Here these people are cutting and killing and offering up these animal sacrifices every goddamn day, sprinkling blood here and there, taking out entrails...and the Bible says there was a pleasing aroma to the Lord? And don't forget they are in the desert, so can you imagine the horrid smell during the heat riddled days of the year?

     2) Why do the offerings have to have salt on them? Does the Lord God eat the items the people of Israel are sacrificing? If so, how freaking much does this God eat considering the number of animals being sacrificed daily?

     3) Is the usage of salt intended to ward off bad spirits/demons/devils or the like?

3. Leviticus 3:16

16 And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the LORD’s.

Questions

     1) Why is all the fat the Lord's? Is it because the fat is tasty and the Lord only wants it for Himself?

     2) Please, please, please explain this 'pleasing aroma' line that keeps popping up. What does it mean? Is it the smell of death that is pleasing? Is it the smell of the fear that the animals experience as they are being killed? Is it the smell of the power and control over another living being's life that is experienced by the priests doing the actual sacrifice?

4. Leviticus 4:10, 14

10 just as the fat is removed from the ox sacrificed as a fellowship offering. Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.

14 when the sin which they have committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a bull from the herd for a sin offering and bring it in front of the tent of meeting.

Questions

     1) You know what? On its own the book of Leviticus SHOULD be a good enough warning for people to NOT believe the terrible things in the Bible, right? Why don't the prophets and seers and leaders of the Bible times and of the people of Israel ever give a true, definitive answer as to WHY and HOW killing something innocent and blameless and lacking in the ability to reason absolves any amount of sin?

     2) Where is the logic and where is the validation that clearly conveys that taking life somehow removes sin and guilt and consequence?

5. Leviticus 4:17-18

17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.

18 He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

Questions

     1) Sprinkle the blood seven times? Is that symbolic for the six days of creation and then the seventh day of rest? Is it symbolic of the seven churches and the lampstand? 

     2) So, if all of this ritual animal sacrifice is taking place in the tabernacle and there are veils and various other things all about, what exactly was the condition of this area where all of this stuff is being done? Did they wash it daily, because if they did not wouldn't it get rather rancid and even harbor disease?

6. Leviticus 5:9

9 and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering.

Questions

     1) Where is the righteousness in taking the life blood of a living creature, draining this creature of its blood, collecting this blood, and then carrying out a ritual with the blood? 

     2) How in the world can the people of Israel in the Bible do these terrible things to animals, non-reasoning living creatures that know dick about sin, but then point to other cultures and peoples and say that the rituals and practices of others are so wrong or unacceptable?

     3) How in the world do people think this God of the Bible is so great and so powerful if He needs sacrifice, blood sacrifice?

7. Leviticus 7:37

37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the grain offering, of the sin offering, of the guilt offering, of the ordination offering, and of the peace offering,

Questions

     1) Where is the 'offering' part of any of these things? There is nothing offered. And why is nothing offered? Well, how can anything be offered when from the very beginning of the ritual life is taken?

     2) Which part of the offering compensates for the purposeful taking of life from a living being for purposes other than a MUST for food? Why in the world would the people of this mighty God want to do such terrible things? Does God want the people to remember what He can do to them if they piss Him off enough, and so He has them sacrifice to Him every day?

8. Leviticus 11:42-43

42 Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable.

43 You shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not defile yourselves with them, and become unclean through them.

Questions

     1) This is sheer stupidity, isn't it? So, there are all of these different animals that are considered unclean? 

     2) Doesn't Genesis 9:3 say that, "Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything"? 

     3) Sooo...what changed between Genesis 9 and Leviticus 11 to make many of the animals God created unsuitable for consumption?

9. Leviticus 14:34, 50-52

34 “When you come into the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession, and I put a case of leprous disease in a house in the land of your possession,

50 and shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water

51 and shall take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times.

52 Thus he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water and with the live bird and with the cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet yarn.

Questions

     1) This is a freaking ritual spell, straight up. How can so many Christians quite happily tout that magic and spells and incantations are evil, as are rituals and symbolic celebrations of natural power and energy when they have the same in their own practices? Are they not considered evil since it is the people of Israel doing it?

10. Leviticus 18:22, 29

22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

29 For everyone who does any of these abominations, the persons who do them shall be cut off from among their people.

Questions

     1) Why don't more pastors and preachers make it clear that the term abomination referred to something that was contrary to custom and not something that was slated for hell? Why does it seem like some preachers and representatives of Christianity would rather people think the wrong thing, that abomination means that something is worthy of hell?

11. Leviticus 20:12

12 If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed perversion; their blood is upon them.

Questions

     1) Right. Sooo...God says not a goddamn thing about Lot impregnating BOTH of his daughters, not a damn thing about who the hell Cain married and had children with if everyone came from Adam and Eve, not a damn thing about Abram marrying his freaking half-sister...BUT when it comes to this God suddenly gets a bee in His bonnet? Never mind all of the incest that took place between people who were related after God booted Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, and even when Noah and his family left the ark. Forget all of that, right?

12. Leviticus 20:13

13 If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Questions

     1) Do people really and truly think that saying that someone's blood is upon that same someone for something wrong that they did, do people who say such things really think they are absolved of any wrong-doing when they kill the people who supposedly did the wrong?

     2) Isn't this the same damn thing as saying it is their own fault that they were killed for being gay?

13. Leviticus 24:21

21 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death.

Questions

     1) Make the killed animal good? I would assume this means some kind of compensation and not good in the sense of beef ribs with sides of cornbread and mashed potatoes?

     2) So the part about killing a person who has killed another person does not apply in war, correct? How does it apply to people who have true mental and psychological issues?

14. Leviticus 26:3-4

3 'If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out,

4 then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

Questions

     1) So basically God is saying that if the people want to eat and drink and raise their families and flocks and all of that happiness that they must obey everything God says...period?

     2) And if the people consistently listen then the LORD will make sure the rain gets to where it needs to get when it is needed, the harvests will be voon-der-bar, and the trees producing fruit will be producing in abundance?

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